GRAND RAPIDS, MI — It may not be as flowery as it was during ArtPrize, but “Back to Eden” will live on in the B.O.B. parking lot for another year.

Ranking in the top 25 during the 2013 ArtPrize competition, the 1,400 square-foot installation by LiveWall LLC owner David MacKenzie will remain in place as part of an agreement announced Thursday, Oct.. 31, between MacKenzie and B.O.B. owner Greg Gilmore.

Although they originally planned to remove the installation, MacKenzie and Gilmore decided to keep it in place until Gilmore begins to develop the north side of the building, a project popularly known as “Bobville.”

According to the announcement, a firm date has not been set for groundbreaking on the new development but plans are moving ahead.

Meanwhile, Gilmore has offered the use of the space to MacKenzie for joint promotions, to use as an outdoor showroom, and for another ArtPrize entry in 2014.

“This is a good arrangement for all concerned; I don’t have to worry about relocating the wall right now,” MacKenzie said. “The B.O.B. is a central and highly visible location to showcase our LiveWall system and a broad array of plants.”

MacKenzie has already replanted the wall with some 2,000-plus winter hardy-perennials. Next year, he plans to replace some of them with colorful annuals, as well as herbs and vegetables for use in the B.O.B.’s various kitchens.

The B.O.B.’s green wall is the third publically visible LiveWall system in Grand Rapids.

There are 800 square feet of LiveWall installations on the south and west walls of Grand Rapids’ new Downtown Market, and the John Ball Zoo recently installed a LiveWall on the rooftop of the chimpanzee house.